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Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy is set to host the 2021 International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine World Ski Championships after being confirmed as the only candidate.

The bid, which should be officially confirmed at the 50th International Ski Congress in Cancun, Mexico, on June 9, 2016, follows four successive failed bids from Cortina for the biennial event, having put itself forward to organise each edition between 2013 and 2019.

The 1956 Winter Olympic hosts previously staged the World Championships in 1932 and in 1941 during the Second World War, with the FIS annulling the results five years later after every medal was won by skiers from either Fascist Italy or Nazi Germany.

The FIS has also announced receipt of three applications for the 2021 Nordic World Ski Championships from Oberstdorf in Germany, Trondheim in Norway and Planica in Slovenia, which has also applied for the 2020 Ski Flying World Championships.

Oberstdorf and Planica unsuccessfully bid for the 2017 and 2019 editions, which went to Lahti in Finland and Seefeld in Austria respectively.

A first briefing with all candidates is due to take place during the FIS Calendar Conference in Varna, Bulgaria early next month, while the deadline for submitting project concepts, based on a specific FIS questionnaire, is September 1.

This will take into account various details, including plans for sports organisation, logistics, accommodation, transportation, logistics, security, media, communications, marketing, ceremonies, the environment, spectator services and fan experience.

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